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by mywinepal • April 3, 2017 • Comments Off on What’s Special About April 17? Think Malbec.

According to Wikipedia, “Malbec World Day is celebrated on April 17, to commemorate the day when president Domingo Faustino Sarmiento of Argentina officially made it his mission to transform Argentina’s wine industry. On that day, back in 1853, he tasked…

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by mywinepal • December 26, 2016 • Comments Off on MyWinePal Top 5 Star Rated Wines for 2016

This past year I tasted a tremendous number of wines from around the world, but some wines really resonated with me. It may have been the great balance of fruit, sugar, acidity for a white wine, or the fruit, tannins…

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by mywinepal • December 22, 2016 • Comments Off on Visit Moraine Estate Winery at the Vancouver International Wine Fest 2017

Who We Are Moraine Estate Winery is a family owned winery and vineyard overlooking Okanagan Lake, located just minutes from the City of Penticton. From its shelf-like location above striking clay bluffs, Moraine peers over the landscape and water. These…

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by mywinepal • December 9, 2016 • Comments Off on Bench 1775 Covers Reds From Pinot Noir to Malbec

Bench 1775 Winery is located in on 1775 Naramata Road, on the Naramata Bench. They believe that great wines start in the vineyard, so all of their vineyard sites were analyzed in detail before being planted with clones and rootstocks best…

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by mywinepal • November 12, 2016 • Comments Off on La Mascota Vineyards on a Mission in Vancouver

Having lunch with a wine maker, and listening to his or her story, about each wine, makes you appreciate it even more, and maybe even add to the deliciousness of the food pairing. It is not too often that we…

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by mywinepal • September 17, 2016 • Comments Off on Celebrating KWV’s South African Wines at L’Abattoir

Two years ago I was fortunate to meet wine maker Izele van Blerk from KWV, the largest winery in South Africa, at a Trade tasting in Vancouver 2 years ago. I talked about my experience with South African wine through…

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by mywinepal • September 14, 2016 • Comments Off on Have You Tried a Top Drop?

Top Drop Vancouver is a collaboration between Vancouver’s wine industry, that focus on smaller boutique and terroir-focused wineries from BC and around the world, and offers these wines to taste at a public event, this year held at the Roundhouse…

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by mywinepal • May 20, 2015 • Comments Off on Four Wines from Argentina You Should Try

The Wines of Argentina recently held their Country’s wine awards. Here in BC we were lucky to taste 21 of the awarded wines during the BC Hospitality DishNDazzle wine and food event held a few weeks ago. From these 21…